Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 712 · 40 questions

Writer's tip (Say the sound): Say the word aloud — does it sound like a noise? (hiss, crunch, boom). Match the sound to what makes it: a bee buzzes, a duck quacks, pakoras sizzle. Use one in a story to make a moment loud and real: Splash! Kabir fell into the pond.

1. 1.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) quack (b) roar (c) clang
2. 2.What makes the sound “knock”? (a) a noisy drinker (b) a jump into a pool (c) a visitor at the door
3. 3.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The microwave gave a ___ when the milk was hot.” (a) beep (b) boom (c) vroom
4. 4.What makes the sound “cock-a-doodle-doo”? (a) a rooster (b) a clock (c) a cow
5. 5.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The sparrows ___ on my window sill.” (a) chirp (b) honk (c) hoot
6. 6.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The children jumped into the pool with a ___.” (a) pop (b) splash (c) honk
7. 7.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) woof (b) gate (c) puppy
8. 8.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) a heavy bag falling (b) a balloon (c) a frog
9. 9.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The pakoras ___ in the hot oil.” (a) tick-tock (b) sizzle (c) whoosh
10. 10.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The dry logs ___ in the campfire.” (a) whoosh (b) achoo (c) crackle
11. 11.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) meow (c) chair
12. 12.What makes the sound “crackle”? (a) a car horn (b) a clock (c) a campfire
13. 13.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) a car horn (b) a cat (c) a duck
14. 14.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The raindrops went ___ on the roof.” (a) ding-dong (b) crackle (c) pitter-patter
15. 15.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) thud (c) green
16. 16.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) river (c) woof
17. 17.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) honk (b) sizzle (c) quack
18. 18.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) green (c) whoosh
19. 19.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) bees (b) buzz (c) flowers
20. 20.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Our cat lets out a sad meow at night.” (a) meow (b) night (c) cat
21. 21.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pakoras sizzle in the hot oil.” (a) pakoras (b) sizzle (c) oil
22. 22.What makes the sound “click”? (a) a camera (b) a visitor at the door (c) a rooster
23. 23.What makes the sound “baa”? (a) a jump into a pool (b) a sparrow (c) a sheep
24. 24.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) snip (c) yellow
25. 25.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) moo (b) chair (c) green
26. 26.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) hoot (b) ding-dong (c) slurp
27. 27.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) cow (b) shed (c) moo
28. 28.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a slurp.” (a) lassi (b) slurp (c) drank
29. 29.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pigs oink in the muddy farmyard.” (a) muddy (b) oink (c) pigs
30. 30.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) meow (b) slurp (c) beep
31. 31.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The thunder went ___ over the hills.” (a) buzz (b) boom (c) hoot
32. 32.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a thud.” (a) bag (b) floor (c) thud
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) hoot (c) slowly
34. 34.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) a noisy drinker (b) a bee (c) a sneeze
35. 35.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) crunch (b) quickly (c) table
36. 36.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) a lion (b) a bee (c) a cow
37. 37.What makes the sound “pop”? (a) a crisp papad (b) an owl (c) a balloon
38. 38.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) boom (b) window (c) kind
39. 39.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) lion (b) mighty (c) roar
40. 40.What makes the sound “pitter-patter”? (a) a heavy bag falling (b) raindrops (c) a sneeze

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